Towards a Psychological Model of Global Citizenship Behaviour: Spiritual Intelligence and the Central Role of Self-compassion among Adolescents

Description

Sunita Kumari Mann and Jyotsana (Department of Applied Psychology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST), Hisar, Haryana)

To improve the world and address difficult global issues like inequality, conflict, and climate change, today’s youth must participate as global citizens. So, they should be aware of their obligations, share their humanity, and endeavour to create a more sustainable future that transcends national boundaries. This study looks at how adolescents’ Self-Compassion and Spiritual Intelligence affect how they behave as global citizens. A sample of 100 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 (50 males & 50 girls) was chosen using a purposive random sampling technique. According to the independent sample t-test results, females behave more like global citizens than males do (t(98)=4.502, p<0.01). Spiritual Intelligence and Global Citizenship Behaviour were found to be strongly positively correlated by the Pearson product-moment correlation test (r=.248 at p<0.05). Spiritual Intelligence and Self-Compassion are also strongly positively correlated (r=.459 at p<0.01). To look into the mediation effect of Self-Compassion on the connection between Spiritual Intelligence and Global Citizenship Behaviour, regression results showed that the link is not mediated by Self-Compassion. In order to completely understand how individual traits influence global citizenship behaviours, the results highlight the need for additional research with larger sample sizes and more psychological variables.